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Boldra, P.A.
Abstract
Introduction Australia has a thriving oil and gas industry with expanding infrastructure and many exploration opportunities. Geologically the country has the potential for large oil and gas discoveries within extensive sedimentary basins. Australia is also one of the world leaders in providing open-file geological data at a low cost, and an open Acreage Release process with competitive taxation regimes. Politically, Australia is very stable with a very high standard of living and a long-standing democratic culture based on the rights of the individual and the rule of the law. There is a free market philosophy which welcomes foreign investment - Australia has no mandatory local equity requirements and has no government owned oil companies. Government facilitation of investment includes fast-tracking of approvals processes for major projects. This CD provides some basic Australian data including: Oil and Gas Resources of Australia 2002 The Oil and Gas Resources of Australia 2002 (link to Pdf ) publication is the definitive reference on exploration, development and production of Australia's petroleum resources. It covers exploration, reserves, undiscovered resources,development, coal-bed methane resources, production, crude oil and shale oil and supporting information and statistics. An estimate of Australia's undiscovered oil and gas potential and a review of geological sequestration of carbon dioxide in Australia is also included. Australian Research and Promotional Material The Australian Research and Promotional Material section includes selected scientific publications on Australia and CO2 Sequestration. Promotional pamphlets are also included outlining geological products available from Geoscience Australia and contacts for obtaining these products. Research and Promotional material is grouped into regions: 1. Regional Australian Studies 2. North West Shelf 3. Australian Southern Margins 4. Carbon Dioxide Sequestration 5. Geoscience Australia Online Databases Demonstration The Geoscience Australia Petroleum Databases Demonstration is in PDF format and contains instructions on how to use Geoscience Australia's web-based Petroleum Databases located at: www.ga.gov.au/oracle/apcrc/ The Petroluem Databases, available through the Geoscience Australia website, contain open-file data and include: the Australian Geological Provinces Database, the Petroleum Information Management System (PIMS) GIS, the National Petroleum Wells Database and the National Geoscience GIS. Relevant Government and Industry Web Links Including: 1- Key Government Links for Offshore Acreage 2- Key Government Links for Onshore Acreage 3- Industry Links
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- natural gas
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- petroleum exploration
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- petroleum geology
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- petroleum reserves
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- Earth Sciences
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